RALEIGH — A search is on for a convicted felon who
escaped from the North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women. Police
say the woman they're looking for, Joy Williamson, was serving time for
robbery with a dangerous weapon.

They say they believe Williamson scaled the fence behind the Raleigh
facility. The fence was topped with razor wire, so police say she may be
injured.

Corrections officials believe someone was waiting for Williamson in a
car and may have assisted in her escape between 6 and 7 p.m. Monday. Her
absence was discovered during a 10 p.m. inmate check.

Williamson is a white female, 22-years-old, five feet six inches tall,
and weighs 150 pounds. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a blue
prison shirt. She was serving a 44-to-62 month sentence and was considered
a medium custody inmate. The facility houses minimum, medium and maximum
security female inmates.